Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBalshaw Lane Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Chorley.

Summary of the comparison

Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Balshaw Lane Community Primary School are primary schools in Chorley.

  • Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Balshaw Lane Community Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Outstanding and Balshaw Lane Community Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 72.0% for Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and 57.0% for Balshaw Lane Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School versus Balshaw Lane Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ChorleyEuxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChorleyBalshaw Lane Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureC63/100
Local ranking116th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure364th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll209 402
Capacity210 420
LocationChorley, PR7 6JW Chorley, PR7 6NS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard72.0% Stronger figure57.0% 62.0%
At higher standard14.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census209 402
Free school meals (ever 6)6.2% 11.7%
English as an additional language1.0% 4.0%
SEN support6.7% 11.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% Stronger figure4.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.8% Stronger figure6.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School · Balshaw Lane Community Primary School